brothel

[US]/'brɒθ(ə)l/
[UK]/'brɑθl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. house of prostitution

Example Sentences

She ran a brothel in Soho.

She works in a brothel in Brighton.

He used to visit a brothel in Paris.

A member of the Gestapo visited the brothel the next day in the guise of an ordinary client, but fortunately the manageress saw through his cover.

India plans to decriminalize prostitution by treating sex workers as victims and not offenders, and instead going after traffickers, pimps, brothel owners and clients, a government official said.

shut down a brothel

Real-world Examples

So I signed up for my first shift in a brothel.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

" You don't even know what a brothel is" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" What does one usually do in a brothel" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

" How is it a brothel happens to have a secret entrance" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

So I sat there in the brothel as Ros took off her clothes.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Once I brought a jackass and a honeycomb into a brothel... Silence!

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

France's most famous brothel keeper Madame Claude has died on the French era aged 92.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

You should pay a visit to my brothel this evening.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

" A brothel, " Bronn said. " What do you mean to do here" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

To aid selection in the brothel, the names of flowers were pinned to their bedroom doors.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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